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King Midas used to love gold. One day he met a fairy who allowed him to make a wish for something. The king replied at once, ‘‘I love gold. I want everything I touch to change into gold”. ‘‘Very well, tomorrow morning, everything you touch will turn into gold.” Saying this, the fairy disappeared.

The king waited excitedly till the next morning. To his joy, everything he touched changed immediately into gold. ‘‘I’m the richest man in the world now.” He shouted.

Soon Midas became hungry. He sat down at his table. All the foods and drinks turned into gold in his hand. ‘‘I’m dying of hunger.” He cried.

Just then his daughter came running in. ‘‘Why are you so sad , dad ?” she asked, putting her arms around him. There and then she became a golden statue. The king loved his daughter very much. Seeing this, he began to cry. He looked up and suddenly saw the fairy before him. ‘‘Don’t you like the golden touch?” asked the fairy. ‘‘Please take it away,” begged the king, ‘‘give me back my daughter.” ‘‘Well, you have learned your lesson. Go and wash in the river. Then the golden touch will be gone.” The king ran quickly to the nearby river.

1.The fairy allowed the king to make a wish because ________.

A.she hoped to make the king the richest in the world. B.She loved gold too.

C.She wanted to teach the king a lesson. D.She wanted to turn the king’s daughter into gold gold.

2.When the foods and drinks turned into gold the king was ________.

A.excited B.hungry C.worried D. happy

3.Which of the following might have happened afterwards?

A.The king died in the river.

B.The king’s daughter changed back from gold to a lovely girl.

C.All the things the king had touched changed back into real ones.

D.Both B and C

4.What do you think the story tries to tell us?

A.Gold makes people unhappy.

B.More gold , more happiness.

C.Gold is not the thing that makes life happy.

D.People feel happy if they have not gold.

假如你叫李华，你的美国朋友David想来济南旅行。他给你发邮件询问相关情况。请你根据以下要点给他回信。

1.最佳旅行时间；

2.景点推荐；

3.相关准备。

注意：1. 词数80-100 之间；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头已经给出，不计入总数。

参考词汇：千佛山 Thousand Buddha Mountain；趵突泉 Baotu Spring；大明湖 Daming Lake

Dear David,

How is everything going? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

根据给出的英文释义和词性，在空白处填入正确的单词（注意：所有答案均须来自于课本Welcome Unit和Units1、2&3四个单元的黑体词汇）

1.____________ adj. making you feel embarrassed; difficult to deal with

2.____________ ad. towards a place or position that is in front

3.____________ vt. to advise sb. to do sth.

4.____________ n. / v. a person who offers to do sth.without being paid; to offer help willingly

5.____________ n. somewhere to live or stay, often also providing food or other services

6.____________ v. to respect sb. for what they are or for what they have done

7.____________ n. a person whose job is designing buildings

8.____________ n. a large sports field with rows of seats all around it

9.____________ n. a thing that happens, especially something important

10.____________ v. to behave in a particular way, in order to make other people believe sth. that is not true

阅读下面材料，在空白处填写适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式

As a freshman in high school, Adam faced many challenges. First, he had difficulty 1. (choose) courses. Luckily, his adviser helped him choose the 2. (suit) one. Then, he was refused when he tried 3. (join) the school football team. Now, Adam decides he will work 4. (hard) than before and be well prepared for the future.

Peru is a country on the Pacific coast of South America. Unluckily, Spain 5. (take) control of it in the16th century and ruled until 1821. It is for this reason 6. Spanish is the official language of Peru. As the center of the powerful ancient Inca Empire, Peru is known to  the world. Tourists today are greatly 7. (amaze) by the culture and buildings there.

Known as “Air Jordan”, Michael Jordan changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps, but the mental 8. (strong) that he showed made him unique. When asked his secret 9. success, he says it is learning from his 10. (failure).

    I like growing kinds of plants. Once, I ______ two seeds (种子) side by side in the soil in my backyard. The first says, “I want to ______! I want to send my roots deep into the soil, and ______ to come up. I want to feel the ______ of the sun on my face!” and it grew. The second seed says, “I am ______. If I send my roots into the ______ below, I don’t know what I will meet in the dark. If I ______ my way through the hard soil, I may damage my small sprouts (芽). What if a small child may ______ me up from the ground? No, it is much better for me to ______ until safe. ” A hen walking around for ______ found the waiting seed and ______ ate it.

I sometimes ______ myself — what if I stop focusing on the ______ and go for the best? Most people can do unusual things ______ they have the confidence to take the risk. ______, most people don’t. There are lots of people sitting on the ______ saying: I’m going ... They will do it when they are rich and when they get married.

The ______ is that your life can never be perfect. Step away from the sofa sitters who are waiting for a single perfect day to begin ______ their dreams.

Believe in yourself and know you can do ______! However, those who refuse to take the ______ get controlled by life finally.

1.A.planted B.bought C.found D.carried

2.A.improve B.hide C.grow D.leave

3.A.dare B.try C.agree D.refuse

4.A.warmth B.kindness C.energy D.position

5.A.disappointed B.interested C.excited D.scared

6.A.farm B.ground C.rock D.sand

7.A.lose B.push C.find D.change

8.A.pull B.put C.make D.lift

9.A.wait B.check C.move D.develop

10.A.fun B.company C.food D.exercise

11.A.long ago B.later on C.at first D.right away

12.A.remind B.call C.ask D.punish

13.A.worst B.best C.hardest D.safest

14.A.until B.if C.since D.though

15.A.Again B.So C.However D.Besides

16.A.sofa B.floor C.bed D.roof

17.A.news B.question C.truth D.message

18.A.collecting B.realizing C.breaking D.sharing

19.A.anything B.nothing C.neither D.both

20.A.advantage B.risk C.time D.order